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  Homeless Kids Get the Gift of Education

  December 14 at 4 a.m.

  At a homeless shelter in the heart of Dallas on Wednesday evening, kids gathered for a special tutoring session focused on Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The tutoring session is part of an initiative by Explore Horizons and Family Gateway to provide free education services to homeless children...

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  10 Best Christmas Light Displays in DFW

  December 11 at 4:01 a.m.

  Sitting in the backseat of your parent’s car, gazing at holiday lights and watching them beam down, is a favorite feeling of most children. And for adults, too. The bright and colorful bulbs hang proudly on homes, businesses and parks, bringing light to people even in the darkest times. So...

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  Gospel City Church Hosts Tavern Carols To Get People to Church

  December 7 at 4 a.m.

  While Tavern Carols might create images of cheerful clinks from frosty mugs at Christmastime, for Mark Mangrem, pastor of Gospel City Church, the program has another goal. “The purpose is just to introduce us to the community,” he says. While some people may not attend church on Sunday morning for...

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  10 Toy Drives To Donate to This Year

  December 4 at 4 a.m.

  As the Christmas season tiptoes closer and closer, so do all those sweet childhood memories. Like peeking through your bedroom door to catch Santa perfectly placing presents under the tree or waking up extra early to find what is stuffed deep in your stocking. Unfortunately, not every child has these...

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  10 Things To Do To Get You in the Holiday Mood

  November 26 at 4 a.m.

  Sometimes no matter how hard you try, no matter what videos you watch or how much your special someone tries to help, it’s hard to get in the mood. The Christmas mood. You know you’re being a Grinch while everyone around you is preparing roast beast, but you can’t do...

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  Danke Schoen: What Observer Staffers are Thankful for in 2018

  November 22 at 4 a.m.

   To give the Observer staff a little relief for the Thanksgiving holiday, I asked the staff to turn in five things for which they are thankful for this year. I hope they were thankful for being given a chance to kick out a simple, fast piece that got them out...